Mountains of Injustice - Social and Environmental Justice in Appalachia (Paperback)

Research in environmental justice reveals that low-income and minority neighbourhoods in our nation's cities are often the preferred sites for landfills, power plants, and polluting factories. Those who live in these sacrifice zones are forced to shoulder the burden of harmful environmental effects so that others can prosper. Mountains of Injustice broadens the discussion from the city to the country by focusing on the legacy of disproportionate environmental health impacts on communities in the Appalachian region, where the costs of cheap energy and cheap goods are actually quite high.
Through compelling stories and interviews with people who are fighting for environmental justice, Mountains of Injustice contributes to the ongoing debate over how to equitably distribute the long-term environmental costs and consequences of economic development.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	2011
Editors:	Michele Morrone • Geoffrey L. Buckley
Foreword by:	Donald Edward Davis
Afterword by:	Jedediah Purdy
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-8214-2043-0
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Social impact of environmental issues > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Fossil fuel technologies > Solid fuel technology
LSN:	0-8214-2043-7
Barcode:	9780821420430

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